Lake Street in Miller Beach, Gary, Indiana.
People were excited to see the Big Boy 4014 train today pass through Northwest Indiana.
"You STOP 12 Ft."
Graffiti on a 12 foot bridge at an entrance to US Steel in Gary.
Aftermath of an accident on Buchanan St.
A police car and pickup truck sit crashed at the intersection.
NIPSCO (our power company) and British Petroleum have locked out Northwest Indiana union members who are asking for better wages and working conditions at a time with corporate CEOs are making record profits.
Here is a poster they made.
There's a severe thunderstorm warning for my area. The weather radio just sounded the alarm a few minutes ago. The weather is out to the west in NE Illinois in a line from Chicago southwest to the southern burbs and exurbs.
It seems like we are getting a lot more thunderstorms this season.
I stopped by Ta Canijo (slang for "Difficult Situation" according to their website) in the truck stop in Sauk Village on 394 on the way back from O'Hare to grab a huge burrito to bring back to share with my son.
This is the place I spotted the other day when I stopped in to get a fountain drink and a pizza slice.
This must be a ticket day in Indiana. I saw police out in force in Merrillville and Valparaiso today.
Here's a new Indiana State Police Mustang in Merrillville at a traffic stop.
Head out to the highway for adventure and a huge traffic jam. A view of I-94 in Gary looking westbound showing heavy traffic heading to Chicago.
Michelle L. Quinn
KrissyKat